Within a few short weeks, the coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread across the world and become a global phenomenon. All countries are deeply concerned about it and all countries will almost certainly be seriously affected by it, with some…
Two TRADE members presented papers at the 22nd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)) that took place at the University of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on 19-21 June 2019.
Emmanuel Orkoh obtained his PhD under the supervision of TRADE members Prof Derick Blaauw (promoter) and Dr Carike Claassen (co-promoter) in May. In his thesis titled ‘Essays on trade openness, wage, poverty and intra-household time…
TRADE members attendance at various international conferences.
On 13 and 14 March 2018, the TRADE research entity together with TRADE Advisory held their 3rd annual TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference.
WTO sponsored awards for the best Master's degree dissertation in International Trade (Mr Tiaan Cloete), the best PhD (Ms Carli Bezuidenhout) and the best research paper on a WTO related topic (Dr Noleen Pisa, Prof Wilma Viviers and Prof…
Two TRADE newsletters were sent out during the reporting period to 640 recipients, with an additional newsletter planned for October 2018.
A. Thirteen TRADE-DSM® training workshops Several training workshops for users of the TRADE-DSM® took place throughout the year. These workshops have provided an opportunity to publicize WTO links and expand and cement relationships with…
Prof Wilma Viviers and Mr Martin Cameron were keynote speakers at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) Congress which took place from 7-8 June 2018 in Port Elizabeth. Their topic was 'Developing strategies for export promotion using a…
Title: The need for coordinated renewable energy, trade and industrial policy – avoiding unintended socio-economic consequences Author(s): Cameron, M., Kritzinger-Van Niekerk, L. & Viviers, W. Abstract: In recent times…